This package is updated every time there's a change in our list of LMDE mirrors and it does the following every time you upgrade/install it:

- It speed-tests each LMDE mirror- It shows you the list of mirrors and their speed and asks you to select one- It saves your /etc/apt/sources.list to /etc/apt/sources.list.bk- It makes your APT sources point to the mirror you selected

This ensures you're using the fastest mirror available in your area and it spreads the loads on the mirrors, ensuring faster download speeds and up to date sources for everybody.

If for any reason you want to select your mirror again, this package also provides a command called: "mint-choose-debian-mirror".

Finally, this package works with both latest and incoming and it doesn't do anything if it finds "debian.org" anywhere in your sources.list (for those who switched to testing or unstable).

mint-debian-mirrors is already present in the LMDE repositories. Feel free to install it and please give us your feedback if you encounter any problem with it.

In a few days and in preparation for UP5, this package will be added as a dependency to mintupdate-debian.

Hi, the script doesnt seem to cope with comments. My source list (below) was read and was updated with sources for 'incoming'.I get round the problem by removing the lines for the 'incoming' from the sources.list before running ' mint-choose-debian-mirror'Good idea for fastest mirror!

Smoothly came around the launchpads and others I had, keeping the package and.. keeping my debian distro The package could have been a bit more verbose, instead of hanging at APT's "configuring" status (like pre-opening the box and telling "speed test in progress, please wait"). Not a problem here because there are just 3 to test, but if later more mirrors come up this will result in a "nothing seems to happen for a few seconds during the test".

By the way if you want to bootstrap a mirror but don't want to overload the main server, do it NOW: rsync://mirror.rts-informatique.fr::debian (when UP5 comes latest I will have to shut down the rsync to save the bandwidth).Also if you encounter any problem with mirror.rts-informatique.fr, PM me asap.